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Definition of "contracted" []

  • Arranged by contract; established by agreement. (adjective)
  • Made smaller by contraction. (adjective)
  • Incurred; acquired. (adjective)
  • Simple past tense and past participle of contract. (verb)

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Use "contracted" in a sentence
  • "By the term contracted foot, otherwise known as hoof-bound, is indicated a condition in which the foot, more especially the posterior half of it, is, or becomes, narrower from side to side than is normal."
  • "Chatelain tells us that in Lower Brittany he is called St. De, (contracted from the Latin word Aideus, or"
  • "Still of the belief there would be no recovery until 2011 or 2012, the aviation supply chain contracted to the point that Boeing's planned production increases don't take direct effect for another year or two."